Organizational Behavior

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

Define organizational behavior (OB)

• Organisation Behaviour is concerned with the study of what people do in an organisation and how that behaviour affects the performance of the organisation.

• Organizational Behavior is field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups and structure have on behavior within organization. It is the study and application of knowledge about how people act within organizations.

• OB is an applied field. It applies the knowledge gained about individuals, and the effect of structure on behavior, in order to make organizations work more effectively. It covers the core topics of motivation, leadership behavior and power, interpersonal communication, group structure and process, learning, job design and work stress.

Challenges and Opportunities for OB

• The workplace is contains a wide mix of cultures, races, ethnic groups, genders and ages – Challenges

• Employees have to learn to cope with rapid change due to global competition – opportunities

Opportunities for OB

• Improving quality and productivity

• Improving People skills• Management control to

empowerment• Stability and flexibility• Improving ethical

behavior

Challenges for OB

• cultural diversity among employees

• Finding ways to motivate employees

• Workforce diversity

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Managing Workforce Diversity

Workforce diversity: organizations are becoming a more

heterogeneous mix of people in terms of gender,

age, ethnicity

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Diversity Implications

“Managers have to shift their philosophy from treating everyone alike to recognizing differences and responding to those differences in ways that ensure employee retention and greater productivity while, at the same time, not discriminating.”

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OB Offers Insights Into:

• Improving quality and productivity

• Developing people skills

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OB Aids in Dealing With:• Stimulating Innovation and

Change • Helping employees balance

work-life conflicts• Improving ethical behavior

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Thinking Positive• Creating a positive work environment can be a

competitive advantage• Positive Organizational Scholarship (Positive OB): • Examines how organizations develop human

strengths, foster vitality and resilience, and unlock potential.

• Focus is on employee strengths, not their weaknesses.

BHARTHVAJAN RBHARATH UNIVERSITY